Yesterday a massive DDOS attack on Dyn, a New Hampshire based DNS service that many of our favourite sites use, from Twitter to Spotify to Vox Media. The attack came through a botnet with nodes on the largely unsecured internet of things. You already know all of this, right? But it kept me busy for much of yesterday, and away from writing -- so today you're getting a late ... Read Full Article
Security is a Fairy Tale
Do you feel secure? We put down security deposits to hold a reservation or to rent a dwelling or car. We run security checks on our computers, we lock our doors. Wherever you turn, someone asking for some type of security or another: health insurance, car insurance, sign here or there..., Gee, now I feel secure... In 1989, I had a baby, she was born three months ... Read Full Article